Exercise 2. Put the dialogue in the right order.

Unit 1

AT THE RESTAURANT

Mr. Johnson: What shall we have? A full course, I suppose? I’m awfully hungry.

Mr. Campbell: So am I. And I’m thirsty, too.

J.: Then let’s have a glass of mineral water first or some orange juice.

C.: I prefer orange juice with ice.

J.: Waiter! Iced orange juice and a glass of mineral water, please.
(To Mr. Campbell) Now let’s see the menu. And here is the wine card, too. How about some hard drinks?

C.: I wouldn’t mind having a brandy.

J.: So it’s one brandy. And it’s whisky and soda for me. Now comes the hors d’oeuvre. What do you suggest?

C.: A salad would do, I think.

J.: And I think I’ll have shrimps. Now for the soup.

C.: Shall we have chicken broth?

J.: I’d better take tomato soup. For the fish and meat courses they have broiled salmon, lamb chops and roast beef.

C.: I shan’t have any fish course. I’ll just try the roast beef.

J.: And I don’t want any meat. I’d rather order perch. Now what is there for dessert? (Reads) Apples, pears, strawberry ice-cream, rice pudding... What do you say to ice-cream?

C.: Well, I don’t mind.

J.: So, that’s settled: two ices.

Active Vocabulary

a bill / cheque

to book in advance / to reserve

Is this table vacant (reserved)?

What shall we have / start with?

May I have the menu? (Let’s see the menu.)

What would you like…?

What about…/What would you say to…

How would you like it cooked?

Courses (full course / 3-meal course):

a starter / appetizer / hors d'oeuvre

an aperitif

for the first (second, third) course

a main course / fish and meat coarse / entrée [`ɒntrei]

a dessert

a side dish / a la cart

It’s a la cart

You lead - я доверяюсь вам

to be hungry / thirsty

the wine card / list

hard / alcoholic drinks

beer / light drinks
soda / gas / mineral water / fizzy drinks

Salad would do.

That’s settled.

chicken broth / noodles (vegetable, meat, fish, tomato) soup

two for dinner? – вас двое на ужин?

Trimmings - гарнир

Daily special – определенный гарнир на каждый день

Dressing

Steak:

Rare

Medium / underdone

Well done

Overdone

Coffee (black or white)

Wines: dry, medium (semi)-dry, sweet, white, red, rosé, fortified, claret

Describing food:

tasty - tasteless: a negative word

bland

sweet - bitter

salty

hot/spicy

fresh

tender - tough

fatty - lean

fattening: food which makes you put on weight

Likes and preferences

I like coffee more than tea/ I prefer juice to fizzy drinks

I adore milk shakes

I don’t like dry wine, I’d better have semi-dry one

I don’t mind having corn for trimming

I hate any kind of beer

I enjoy sitting near the beach and looking at the sea

Exercise 1. Look at the following menu and answer the questions.

Starters
Broccoli Soup
Home-made Chicken Liver Paté
Tagliatelle with Courgettes, Cream and Bacon

Main Courses

Baked Salmon with Spinach

Breast of Chicken in a White Wine Sauce with Mushrooms
Grilled Fillet Steak in a Pepper Sauce
Mushroom Risotto

Desserts
Chocolate Mousse

Fruit Salad

Ice Cream

1. Which starter doesn’t contain vegetables?

2. Which dish contains pasta?

3. Which dish may be rare or well-done?

4. Which dish is definitely cooked in the oven?

5. Which dish will probably be quite spicy?

6. Which dish contains alcohol?

7. Which meat may be fatty or tough if you are unlucky?

8. Which dessert(s) will be quite sweet?

9. Which dessert must be very fresh?

10. You are on a diet (= you are trying to lose weight) and you do not want to have a fattening meal. Which would probably be the best dish to choose for each course?

Exercise 2. Put the dialogue in the right order.

Woman: I think I’ll have some fish, please.

Waiter: It’s a Greek dish - a kind of pie with layers of aubergine and lamb and tomatoes, topped with a creamy cheese sauce.
Waiter: Rump or fillet, sir?

Man: Medium rare.

Waiter: I’m afraid we haven’t any sole left, madam, but the turbot is excellent.

Man: What’s this?

Waiter: What would you like to follow?
Woman: Then I’ll have the turbot.
Waiter: And you sir?

Man: Oh, jacket potato, mushrooms, and a side salad, please.
Woman: The duchesse potatoes, please, and some spinach.
Man: Rump, please.

Waiter: And how would you like it cooked?
Waiter: What vegetables would you like with your fish, madam?

Man: I think I’ll settle for a steak.
Waiter: Thank you.

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